"This is smart-ass humor at its finest. The book follows one man's crusade to read all of the Encyclopedia Britannica. As someone who owned a set, that's a near and dear interest to me. Along with the gags, Jacobs also manages to weave in a personal story about his relationship with his father and his quest to impregnate his wife. He really has the ability to go for not just the easy joke - which he goes for - but also the smart one, which is far more impressive."